The results of recent fall test netting on Leech Lake conducted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) show the walleye population remains strong and anglers who visit the lake should continue to expect quality fishing. According to the results, the walleye catch rates remain above the long-term average …
I find cutting firewood to be a rather enjoyable pastime, especially if it is not done in an emergency. If the temperature is twenty below zero, the only heat source a person has is a wood stove, and you threw the last piece in that morning; that is an emergency. …
The Itasca Moraine and Laurentian Lakes Chapters of the North Country Trail Assoc. have scheduled their end of year celebration for Saturday, October 20th at the Terrapin Station in Nevis.
You're driving home from work when you sense movement in the ditch next to the highway; you pump your brakes in time to avoid the two eyes now flashing in the darkness that have moved onto the roadway. You sigh in relief as the deer scampers off into the darkness. …
Minnesota's firearm deer gets underway Nov. 3. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters to follow the rules. According to Col. Jim Konrad, DNR Enforcement Division director, most hunters are law abiding, but there are common hunting violations that occur every year.
Hunters selected by lottery for the early wolf hunting season must purchase their license by Wednesday, Oct. 24. Any early season licenses not sold by that date will be made available at noon on Monday, Oct. 29, on a first-come, first-served basis to early or late season applicants not selected …
Young adults, ages 18 to 25, are encouraged to apply for one of 150 positions available with Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa. All projects are completed on public land in cooperation with nonprofit organizations and government agencies, such as the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The priority application deadline …
With nearly 500,000 firearms deer hunters in the state, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is encouraging hunters to purchase their licenses early to avoid long lines and potential system issues associated with the high sales volume. The 2012 Minnesota firearms deer season begins Saturday, Nov. 3.
Minnesota's inaugural wolf season begins Saturday, Nov. 3, when the early season hunt opens in the state's wolf range, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said. The early wolf hunting season runs Nov. 3-18 in 100 series deer permit areas and Nov.3-11 in 200 series deer permit areas. A …
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters that Chippewa tribal lands are closed to wolf hunting. All Chippewa bands have declared tribal lands to be off-limits to wolf hunting and trapping for the harvest seasons that start this Saturday.
My most frequent hunting companion and I spent this past weekend in some of the wilder corners of northern Minnesota, checking in on a number of our familiar hunting haunts on the weekend before the firearms deer opener. We were not alone, as we observed numerous pickups, SUVs and cars …
Minnesota hunters harvested 151,400 deer so far during the 2012 early firearm season, according to preliminary numbers announced today by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The late 3B season in southeastern Minnesota remains open through Sunday, Nov. 25.
Hunters registered 147 wolves during the early portion of Minnesota's first wolf season that ended Nov. 18; 53 fewer than the statewide harvest target, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
A state list first established nearly 30 years ago to highlight plants and animals at risk of disappearing from Minnesota's landscape is about to get updated, and the public is invited to comment on the proposed changes, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today. The DNR is proposing …
Recent snowfall will likely bring out more Minnesota snowmobilers and that means there's an increased chance of an accident, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
